Important:Please note that you must have a PayPal Business Account to use this integration.

If you are using the classic version of PayPal, please click here to jump down to those instructions.

Grant API Access in PayPal

Go to PayPal and log in, then take the following actions:

1. Navigate to Settings using the gear icon in the top menu bar.

2. Select My Selling Tools.

3. Click Update next to API Access.

4. Click Grant API permission in the Pre-built payment solution section. If you do not see the Grant API permission option, you may need to first click through an option to "Set up PayPal API Credentials and permissions." Once you click through this option, you can then proceed with the next steps.

5. Enter the following name into the "Third Party Permission Username" box:

payments_api1.shipstation.com

6. Click Lookup.

7. Check the following options and then press Add:

Obtain information about a single transaction

Search your transactions for items that match specific criteria and display the results

The process to grant a third party app permissions to PayPal is also documented by PayPal on their help center in this article.

Connect PayPal to ShipStation

Log into ShipStation and take the following steps:

1. Go to your Account Settings (the wrench icon in the upper right).

2. Select Selling Channels and then Store Setup from the left-hand sidebar.

3. Click + Connect a Store or Marketplace.

4. Search for the PayPal logo and select it.

5. Enter the email address you use for your PayPal account and test the connection.

6. If successful, click Next to continue setting up your store and determine how your orders are identified, which orders import, your company/product information, etc.